Mikkey Halsted Songs
Naledge ft. Mikkey Halsted - Life In A Corona
After some rather extensive…uh…”research,” I can safely say that life is better with a Corona in-hand. For information on Life In A Corona, I will defer all questions to Naledge, who is “tryin’ to find life in...Read More
Mikkey Halsted - Obamanomics
With election season looming, it’s right around this time that people start to compare things now to how they were four, eight, even 20 years ago. Chicago emcee Mikkey Halsted is familiar with this discussion trend,...Read More
Mikkey Halsted ft. Pusha T - Momma In My Ear
Chi-Town wordsmith Mikkey Halsted‘s mother must have been in his ear like a pair of Beats By Dre headphones for him to churn out the immensely dope record that is Momma In My Ear. Halsted works his way around the record...Read More
Mikkey Halsted - Weak Mutha F**kaz
Chi-town native Mikkey Halstead breaks back onto The DJBooth with his robust rhymebook, brushing off haters with his new single, Weak Mutha F**kaz. Producer Don Cannon lays the foundation by sampling a classic quote...Read More
Mikkey Halsted x Lupe Fiasco ft. Jim Lavigne - Gone
Trayvon Martin was only the beginning. Ever since the Florida 17-year-old’s death became national news, hardly a day seems to go by without another story of cold-blooded murder—many of them racially-motivated—making...Read More
Mikkey Halsted ft. Tia London - I Got It
Although Mikkey Halsted’s heart will always beat with the soul of Chicago, the veteran emcee’s currently hunkered down in L.A. working on his new album and the results are proving to be as ambitious as the City of Angels...Read More
BLAX ft. Mikkey Halsted & Que Billah - Midwest Get the Money
BLAX’ stacks may not be sky-high just yet, but you’d better believe he’s gonna do whatever it takes to change that. The official lead single off his latest street album, Midwest Get the Money finds Reason...Read More
Mikkey Halsted - Money Making Mikkey
Just how devoted is Mikkey Halsted to his paper chase? Well, they don’t call the Chicago emcee “Money Making Mikkey” for nothing. (As for who “they” are… beats me.) On the latest buzz...Read More
Mikkey Halsted - Another Day in the Ghetto
Last featured on May’s luxurious Linen, Mikkey Halsted paints a diametrically-opposed picture on the newly-leaked Another Day in the Ghetto. Here, The Bizness’ serves up a horn-driven beat (featuring a vocal...Read More
Mikkey Halsted ft. Twista - Linen
With the summer heat and humidity quickly rolling in, breathable fabrics like Linen are a must for the fashion and climate-conscious individual. Of course, physical comfort is only one-half of the equation when it comes to...Read More
Donny Goines ft. Bobby Creekwater & Mikkey Halsted - For the People
Atlanta based crew SMKA continue to outdo themselves, and personally I couldn’t be happier. With the releases of records from artists that include the likes of Thee Tom Hardy, Laws, Aleon Craft, El Prez, and Scar, there...Read More
M.i ft. Mikkey Halsted - Take a Loss
Nearly a year has passed since M.i. stepped into the Booth with his first feature, a cut which found him pursuing a beautiful woman (who may or may not have been a metaphor for success in the music game). In the Time since,...Read More
Kidz In The Hall ft. Curren$y & Mikkey Halsted - Pledge Allegiance to the Dope
This week’s serving of Brain Candy, The Kidz in the Hall’s new weekly series, simply pays homage to “the dope sh*t.” With contributions from New Orleans’ Curren$y and the always-thoughtful Mikkey Halsted, Pledge...Read More
Mikkey Halsted ft. Various Artists - Runnin’ My City
Only rappers seem to feel the need to rep for their city; you never hear Jason Mraz throwing down for Mechanicsville, Virginia. But whatever the roots of this geographic hip-hop phenomenon, Mikkey Halsted’s here with a...Read More
Mikkey Halsted - The Exorcist
Sometimes a song’s title tells you everything you need to know. For example, Mikkey Halsted‘s new single is called The Exorcist, and even a brief listen will easily reveal why. With a frightening organ solo that...Read More
Mikkey Halsted - First Class
The history of Chicago is the history of overcoming difficulty to achieve greatness. The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 burned the city to the ground, but from those ashes it emerged as one of the greatest cities in the U.S., and...Read More
Aleon Craft ft. Young Scolla & Mikkey Halsted - Brand New Day
Resting on one’s laurels can be a dangerous thing, but there’s nothing wrong with taking a moment to celebrate how far you’ve come – especially when the result of said celebration is as dope as Brand New...Read More
Mikkey Halsted ft. Sly Polaroid & Cloak Hancock - I’m the Man
With the release of his DJBooth-sponsored Best You Never Heard mixtape, underground mainstay Mikkey Halsted intends to bring the uninitiated up to speed on what he’s all about. Lesson one in the Windy City emcee’s...Read More
Mikkey Halsted ft. Ayana - Story Untold
They don’t call ‘em formative years for nothing. Along with genes, an individual’s childhood environment and early family life are the biggest factors in defining his or her identity – and, needless to...Read More
Thee Tom Hardy ft. CA$HE & Mikkey Halsted - We Rap GR8
Just who is 9th Wonder‘s mysterious protégé? After a thorough investigation of Booth newcomer Tom Hardy‘s MySpace and Twitter pages, I’ve deduced the following: he resides in Durham, North Carolina,...Read More
One-2 ft. Mikkey Halsted - Bang On ‘Em
One-2‘s first Booth feature found the up-and-coming emcee lamenting how quick his homies were to reveal their Cold Blooded nature when money and fame came into the equation. On unreleased cut Bang On ‘Em, the...Read More
Mikkey Halsted ft. Miss Criss - Y.F.F.
After B.G., Juvenile, and Turk left Cash Money Records in the early 2000s, Baby knew the label’s roster would have to be restacked (back then, himself, Mannie Fresh, and Lil Wayne weren’t enough). Thus, the...Read More
Mikkey Halsted - Hello
With four features under his belt, Mikkey Halsted hardly needs any introduction in the Booth—for many members of the listening public, though, this record (the lead single off the rapper’s forthcoming The Last Will Be...Read More
Mikkey Halsted ft. Klass - Sweetest Taboo
On March 24, Stadium Entertainment is teaming up with the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum to release compilation album True To The Game, Vol. 1; distributed by Fontana/Universal, it features various potential...Read More
Mikkey Halsted ft. GLC - Just Juke
If you’re a Chicago native, you probably understand exactly what Mikkey Halsted means when he asks an obliging female to Just Juke. For the rest of us, a quick trip to urbandictionary.com provides an unsurprising...Read More
Mikkey Halsted - No Christmas (Freestyle)
For several months, we’ve been bombarded with emails from our readers asking when we would begin to feature holiday tunes. While we have received a fair share of Santa-inspired material, nothing caught our ears…...Read More
Mikkey Halsted - Chi Sh*t
With the way Chicago’s South Side has churned out rappers in the last decade, including Kanye, Common, and Rhymefest, it must be confusing itself with New York or L.A. For the sake of hip-hop, I vote that we let it stay...Read More